Wiki: How to Write your First Article

Wiki: How to Write your First Article

Are you currently writing your first TechNet Wiki article? Or do you want to start writing, but have no idea about what to write and how to write? If so I would like to give you a little help on your way to a good one.

For me the way to a good article contains three steps: Preparation, writing, and follow-up.

Step 1: Preparation

What is a good topic for your first article? Is it worth it to write an article for the TechNet Wiki?

Let us start with the last question.
Ed has written a good article about the
Top 6 Fears of TechNet Wiki. So the simple answer: Absolutely! So, what is a good topic? Normally you choose a topic which you are already familiar. If you don't have an idea yet or not enough content for a whole article, I would recommend that you start
with adding valuable content to existing articles. With the time you will earn experience and with that increasing the value of your future articles.

A goal of writing an article should always be to improve it over time. So, look at your article and the revisions of others and improve your article everytime you think you have something to add. And if you have another idea: Write a new article!

Hope this will help you a little bit. So, go out and share your knowledge!